Hook, line and sinker
For centuries we have harvested the sea for sustenance and profit, but we are beginning to understand the impact of fishing on seabirds and non-target fish species, and the cumulative effects on other parts of the ecosystem. How do we fish in a responsible way?
NZ-VR Trailer
Making New Zealand a little more real to New Zealanders, using virtual reality.
Resources for teachers
BLAKE has developed curriculum-connected resources to translate compelling VR experiences into hard outcomes for years 5-10.
VR: Penguins at the Snares
Explore a Snares-crested penguin colony with 360 video.
VR: Commercial Fishing
A Leigh Fisheries longliner reels in a catch with practiced efficiency. Target species—such as snapper—go to the fish bin and then to market, and a flick of the wrist dispatches non-target species back into the sea.
VR: Kina barren
An ecosystem in balance is marked by diversity and abundance. An ecosystem out of balance is a desert of monotony. Here at Nordic Reef, snapper populations have been depleted by overfishing, kina populations have exploded and devoured all the kelp, sponges and algae.
VR: Kermadecs maomao
Welcome to the aquarium.
VR: Kina barren - Three Kings
Fishing effort, day after day, century after century, has changed the shape of this place. It’s still heaving with reef fish, but the predators are gone. It’s still resplendent with sargassum weed, but kina that were once devoured by snapper and other reef predators are tearing holes through the fabric of the ecosystem.
